Stratified β\beta‐numbers and traveling salesman in Carnot groups

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Abstract: We introduce a modified version of P. Jones's -numbers for Carnot groups which we call {it stratified -numbers}. We show that an analogue of Jones's traveling salesman theorem on 1-rectifiability of sets holds for any Carnot group if we replace previous notions of -numbers in Carnot groups with stratified -numbers. As we generalize both directions of the traveling salesman theorem, we get a characterization of subsets of Carnot groups that lie on finite length rectifiable curves. Our proof expands upon previous analysis of the Hebisch-Sikora norm for Carnot groups. In particular, we find new estimates on the drift between almost parallel line segments that take advantage of the stratified 's and also develop a Taylor expansion technique of the norm. We also give an example of a Carnot group for which a traveling salesman theorem based on the unmodified -numbers must exhibit a gap between the necessary and sufficient directions.









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